‘Riverdale': Hiram Lodge Actor’s Real-Life Wife to Play His Mistress

The 48-year-old television personality said in an Instagram post Tuesday she will play mistress to Hiram Lodge (Consuelos) in Season 3 of The CW series.

Ripa shared a photo of herself on the Riverdale set. The picture shows the star wearing a sequin minidress and holding a riding crop.

"It's a family affair........Hiram's mistress. 23 years of auditioning for a role i was born to play. Coming soon to the @thecwriverdale," she captioned the post.

Entertainment Tonight reported Ripa's character name is Mrs. Mulwray. The character is described as an "icy," "confident and tough" femme fatale who gets caught up in a conspiracy.

Ripa previously announced Michael Consuelos, her 18-year-old son with Consuelos, will play a younger version of Hiram. Michael will guest star on Wednesday's episode.

"Congrats Michael on being cast as young Hiram Lodge on @thecwriverdale however @instasuelos and i would like to take this opportunity to remind you and your siblings that as your fiduciaries we are hereby entitled to 10% of all future earnings hereto wit, or something like that," Ripa teased on Instagram.